Malarkey's Imaginomnibus is the brainchild of writer Ross Young. He has gathered some of the greatest fantasy and scifi indie writers, and me, in order to put together a set of amazing anthologies. I have been lucky enough to have now been in two of these books: Hubble Bubble was out last year and this … Continue reading Malarkites Assemble!
Tag: scifi
Guard Duty – a short story
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine issue 7 Tap, tap, tap. Frederick sighed and stilled his restless foot. The chair scraped along the stone floor as he stood up and started to march around the room. It wasn’t much to look at – a circular stone wall enclosing the space, with only one door … Continue reading Guard Duty – a short story
Thurs Thread – Holding Up
Last week was week 603 of ThursThreads on Siobhan Muir's blog. It's a weekly challenge where you write max 250 including a line from a previous winner. I was lucky to be chosen as the winner this week so I decided to let you have a read of my entry. This is my third success … Continue reading Thurs Thread – Holding Up
August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Summer of Speculation may be eight months old but Shade a.k.a August Shaw has stuck with me. The brief was simple, write a scifi/fantasy story based on the theme sidekicks. It took me ages to finally hit upon it, especially when I was hellbent on making it a comedy (I still blame Goes Wrong Show … Continue reading August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
We spoke to Jon a couple of weeks ago and found out about his series The Ballad of the Songbird. Now we find out more about Jon, his writing habits and Tepris Press! What is your approach to writing, or your method? I’m very much a plotter, not a pantser. Especially on the Songbird books … Continue reading Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
Obsession – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards picture prompts No.4. Find the prompts and links to other stories here. I knew if I was persistent, he'd show up. I wished Henry was with me, even if it was just to rub his face in it and show him I'd been right. But he'd left. It must have … Continue reading Obsession – a picture prompt story
Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards' prompt no. 2. See all entries and the original prompts here. ‘He’s building another.’ I closed my eyes and tried to compose myself before turning. ‘But the last one isn’t finished with yet.’ ‘He said it was burning, it was only a matter of days before it became ash and … Continue reading Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Darla – a picture prompt story
This story is written in response to the AI picture prompt on the Afterwards blog. They had come looking for me again. No matter where we went, they came looking. Even when I made my own home, they came looking. Mother said it was because they didn't understand. But I think they're scared. I think … Continue reading Darla – a picture prompt story
Meet The Author – A C Merkel
Number three in our series of author interviews! this time we meet AC Merkel, author of the Lady Dreamscape series, Atomic Fireflies and many more. Find more here Tell us about your process, how do you decide what projects to focus on? I just go where the muse leads me. From robots to witches and … Continue reading Meet The Author – A C Merkel
Knock Knock (A Tempus Rock short)
This was written in response to MidWeek Flash Challenge No. 319 the final prompt! Please head over to Miranda's blog to see the picture that inspired this short and to see her work and previous prompts. I shall be going back and using some of the older prompts but thank you to Miranda for having … Continue reading Knock Knock (A Tempus Rock short)
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